Hook closure for trouser flies



March 17, 1953 s. GOLD Hoox cLosURE FOR TRousER FLIEs Filed July 18, 1950 INVENTOR SAMUEL 601.0

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 17, 1953 UNITED Hooi; cLosURE Fon TRoUsER FLIEs Samuel Gold, Boston, Mass. Applicationvrulyis, 195o, serial Nalin-,475

'I'his invention relates to. trousers and. more particularly to methods of *securing hooks tothe flies thel'eOf.

It has long been the custominapplying hooks to trousers to hand-stitch such hooks to pieces of tape, which pieces of` tape are then secured to the interior or rear flap'of a ily by additional hand-stitching, This method has been" found slow and costly and, accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide a method of securing hooks to flies wherein a considerable portion of the labor is done by machine.

It is another object of my invention to provide a method for securing hooks to flies wherein only a portion of such method need be carried out by` sewing, and such portion may readily be accomplished on a sewing machine.

It is a still further object of my invention to provide a nished article comprising a hook securely fastened to a fly and using Ia minimum of material in being so fastened.

It is an additional object `of my invention to provide an article comprising a hook secured to a fly wherein such hook is a commercially obtainable article of conventional construction and wherein the mode of securement eifects a neat and compact appearance.

In general, my invention contemplates securing a hook by means of a stapling machine to a tab of material and subsequently securing the tab to the inside ap of a fly. Thus it will be apparent that by utilizing a staplingv machine, the important and costly step of hand-stitching a hook to a piece of tape is eliminated. Further, the additional step of fastening the tape into the fold of the fly is simplified by machine stitching at an easily accessible edge thereof.

The detailed description of my invention will now be given in conjunction with the appended drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an eleva-tion of the inside upper edge of a fiy showing a hook secured in place in accordance with my method.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section through 2-2 of Figure l, somewhat expanded for clarity.

Figure 3 is a section through 3-3 of Figure 2, but narrowed to more truly show the actual relationship of the elements.

With reference to the drawing, my invention comprises a hook IIJ having prongs I3 which are forced through the material of the inner ap IB at the rear face of the ily. Prong-s I3 are provided with slots Iand I utilize such slots to receive the ends of a staple 23 which impale a 2i cloth securingtab 2li'l andfasten itto. the hook.

The securing tab 2,6 is then stitchedpreferably at the line A-A (as shown in somewhat exaggerated form in Figure) toiiap. I6'. If desired, the stitch line A-Ainay continue downwardly (as indicated inliigure 1) for7 further securing thefly parts together.

Aprotective tab 30of.cloth. or. other. suitable material is stitched at 32Y to the inside flap 'I6 and to the exterior waist band 35, as seen in Figure 2.

As shown in Figure 3, the stitching line A-A passes through protective tab 30 and into the waist band 35 whence the elements I6, 26, 30, and 35 are integrally secured and whereby hook II'I is firmly fastened to the fly.

In summation, my method consists of first pushing the hook prongs I3 through the inside ap I6, then placing the hook on the anvil of the stapling machine prior to forming the fold 40; then placing the securing tab 26 on the hook, and forcing the staple through these latter two elements whence the staple is clinched on the outer -side of the prongs. The protective tab 30 may then be secured at the stitch line 32, or, in fact, may have been previously secured thereto; after which the fold 40 is formed and finally the stitch line A-A provided.

As an article of manufacture it will be apparent that the hook will lie compactly in place interiorly of the fly, and insofar as outward appearances are concerned there is no difference between my method of securing the hook and the previously used but costly hand-stitching method.

I am -aware that my invention is subject to change in the sequence of steps followed, and that the economy effected may be obtained by varying the specific arrangement for sequence herein disclosed. For example, the staple I3 can be reversed so that the prongs face in the opposite direction, i. e., directly against the outer face of tab 26. Further, the velements I6, 26, 30 and 35 can be stitched together simultaneously as desired; the practice may vary depending on the particular garment.

Accordingly, I do not seek to be limited to the speciflc disclosure found herein except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. in a pair of trousers having a fly portion, said fly portion having a folded edge and an inside flap extending inwardly therefrom, a hook lhaving a pair of spaced apart prongs Ipassing through said inside iiap, a securing tab positioned adjacent said prongs and extending away from said prongs so as to provide an area to be secured to said ily portion, means securing said spaced prongs and said securing tab together, and means securing said inside iiap, said securing tab and the outer marginal edge of the fly vportion together.

2. In a pair of trousers having a ily portion, said fly portionh-aving a folded edge and an inside ilap extending inwardly therefrom, a hook having a pair of spaced apart prongs passing through said inside flap at spaced poin-ts, a securing `talc positioned adjacent said spaced prongs and extending away from the bight of said hook, means securing said spaced prongs and said securing tab together, and means securing said inside flap, said securing tab, and the outer margin of the ily portion together.

3. In a pair of trousers having a fly portion, said ily portion having a folded edge and an inside iiap extending inwardly therefrom, a hook having prong means passing through said inside ap, a securing tab, means for fastening said securing tab to said prong means comprising a staple. said securing tab extending away from said hook so as to provide an area to be fastened to said fly portion, and means for fastening said securing tab to said fly portion wherein said se- 4 curing tab is intermediate said inside ap and the outer margin of said ily portion.

4. In a pair of trousers having a fly portion, said iiy portions having a folded edge and an inside ap extending inwardly therefrom, a hook having spaced and slotted prongs passing through said inside ap, a securing tab, a staple having elements passing through said securing tab and through the slots in respective prongs and being clinched to secure said hook and said securing tab together, and means for fastening said securing tab intermediate said inside ap and the margin of said fiy portion.

SAMUEL GOLD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 408,300 Ewig Aug. 6, 1889 497,102 Pentz May 9, 1893 2,194,100 Shikler Mar. 19, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Y68,183 Switzerland Mar. 1, 1915 

